[ALBUM] Isaiah Rashad - It's Been Awful (Out Now)

Started by Ordinary Joel, May 6, 2026, in Music Add to Reading List

  1. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

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  2. AceVentura
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    May 7, 2026
    Great album.
     
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    May 7, 2026
    Best album of the year so far.
    But also one of the only new albums I've listened to.
    I'm in my old head era.
     
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    AceVentura Always got an ace up my sleeve.

    May 7, 2026
    I took a listen to this and it’s a lot better than his last album. The experimental alternative on this record was refreshing.
     
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    May 10, 2026
    I loved the house is burning, but let the features mostly take centre stage on that project. This one is all about zay.
     
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  6. Evad
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    May 10, 2026
    Checking this out today. Really liked the last project of his I listened to.
     
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

    May 10, 2026
    Isn't this the rapper that filmed himself sucking 3 d----s and put it out for the public to see or a am I tripping balls?
     
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  8. Allis Mines
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    Yeip but there's actually some fire gay bars on this album.

    "f---ing on her and her and him, f---ing on your momma"
     
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    BIGFOOT More than a myth!

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    Sounds too gay for my liking but if that's your thing brother, I'm not here to hate.

    He's a decent rapper NGL
     
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    May 11, 2026
    Those first four tracks had me worried. Those are easily the worst Isaiah Rashad songs I’ve ever heard. Thankfully the album gets good starting with “SUPAFICIAL”. I don’t have a lot of issues with the album after that.

    Although, “719 FREESTYLE” doesn’t feel like a final track to me at all. While listening to this album I was on the treadmill not paying attention to the track listing and legitimately surprised it ended there. I like the song but it felt like the album ended as it was picking up some real steam.

    I gotta say though, nothing on here really wowed me. While it’s kinda a decent album it’s also disappointing. I was expecting better than this, especially after 5 years. This gotta be his worst album yet. I’m giving it a 6/10 for now. Maybe if it grows on me it’ll be a 7/10 but for now it’ll have to be a 6.
     
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  11. Ordinary Joel
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

    May 11, 2026
    I also feel though, Zay's projects always require some time for you to sit with it and digest his messaging and conveying of his current stage of life. Cilvia Demo was an instant classic, but TST and THIB weren't wowing listeners outside of his core audience like that and it took a while for people to warm up to it.

    That is to say, I think give it a few more spins to see if it resonates.
     
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    jankland In My Cringe Arc.

    May 12, 2026
    Need to spin it more but I think I like it more than THIB, TST is still his best album imo. His writing here feels a bit more focused and idgaf what anyone says Cameras is so fun
     
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    May 14, 2026
    TST is his best album agreed.
     
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    Ordinary Joel Happiness begins when selfishness ends

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    W take
     
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